No wonder people say that friend in need is a friend indeed. The same can be said about family relationships. Only true love can survive the difficulties and hardships that come along the path of life. And the union of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is proof of that!

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson met on the set of Bosom Buddies in 1981. The sympathy between them arose instantly, but the relationship did not work out initially, since the actor at that time was married to Samantha Lewis.

In 1984, fate again brought Tom and Rita together on the set of the film “Volunteers”. The lovers being unable to restrain their feelings, began an affair, but they were forced to hide their relationship for two years.

The fact that Hanks and Wilson are a couple, the world learned only in 1986.

In 1988, the actors got married, and a few years later they became parents. Chester Marlon was born in 1990, and his younger brother Truman Theodore was born in 1995.

In 2015 Rita Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer. Recalling that time, the actress says that she was very afraid of her husband’s reaction to such news, because she knew that many men are afraid of difficulties and often leave their families at difficult times. But Tom Hanks dispelled all the doubts of his wife.

“You never know how your spouse will react in such a situation. But I was pleasantly surprised and even amazed at the attention that Tom began to pay me. I realized then that I had nothing to fear, and that there was a person next to me who would support and save me in any situation,” Rita said in an interview.

In the process of fighting the insidious disease, the singer and actress had to undergo a double mastectomy and several courses of chemotherapy. But Rita admits that the difficulties only brought their family together.

Fortunately, in 2017, Tom Hanks was able to publicly announce that his wife was cured of cancer and that her life was no longer threatened by a dangerous disease. And Rita Wilson thanked her husband for his support and presence next to her in the most difficult moments of her life.

Stories like this show us that true love is a force that can withstand even the most difficult obstacles. Today, 65-year-old Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who have been happily together for over 30 years, continue to enjoy each other’s company and are proud of the success of their adult sons.